BIOS251 CHAPTER 1&2 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of body structure
physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of body parts and how they interact with one another
anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER -
standing erect with arms at the sides, palms of the hands turned forward and feet flat on the floor
anatomical regions - CORRECT ANSWER -
axial (everything except arms and legs) and appendicular (the arms and legs)
axial region - CORRECT ANSWER -cephalic, cervical, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and pubic
cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning head
cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning neck
thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, means chest
abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning belly
pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning hips
pubic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region meaning groin
appendicular region - CORRECT ANSWER -
axillary, brachial, antecubital, antebrachial, carpal, palmar, pollex, digital or philangeal, femoral, patellar
, crural and pedal
,axillary - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning armpit
brachial - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning upper arm
antecubital - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning the front of the elbow
antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning forearm
carpal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning wrist
palmar - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning palm
pollex - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning thumb
digital or philangeal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning fingers
femoral - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning thigh
patellar - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning anterior surface of the knee
crural - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning leg
pedal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning foot
ventral - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the front or the belly
dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the back or the spine
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the front or the ventral side
, posterior - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the back or the dorsal side
cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the head or the superior end
rostral - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the forehead or nose
caudal - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the tail or the inferior end
superior - CORRECT ANSWER -above
inferior - CORRECT ANSWER -below
medial - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the midline
lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -away from the midline
proximal - CORRECT ANSWER -closer to the point of origin
distal - CORRECT ANSWER -farther from the point of origin
ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER -on the same side of the body
contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER -on opposite sides of the body
superficial - CORRECT ANSWER -closer to the body's surface
deep - CORRECT ANSWER -farther away from the body's surface
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026-2027
anatomy - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of body structure
physiology - CORRECT ANSWER -the study of body parts and how they interact with one another
anatomical position - CORRECT ANSWER -
standing erect with arms at the sides, palms of the hands turned forward and feet flat on the floor
anatomical regions - CORRECT ANSWER -
axial (everything except arms and legs) and appendicular (the arms and legs)
axial region - CORRECT ANSWER -cephalic, cervical, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic and pubic
cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning head
cervical - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning neck
thoracic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, means chest
abdominal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning belly
pelvic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region, meaning hips
pubic - CORRECT ANSWER -in the axial region meaning groin
appendicular region - CORRECT ANSWER -
axillary, brachial, antecubital, antebrachial, carpal, palmar, pollex, digital or philangeal, femoral, patellar
, crural and pedal
,axillary - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning armpit
brachial - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning upper arm
antecubital - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning the front of the elbow
antebrachial - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning forearm
carpal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning wrist
palmar - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning palm
pollex - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning thumb
digital or philangeal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning fingers
femoral - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning thigh
patellar - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning anterior surface of the knee
crural - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning leg
pedal - CORRECT ANSWER -in the appendicular region, meaning foot
ventral - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the front or the belly
dorsal - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the back or the spine
anterior - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the front or the ventral side
, posterior - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the back or the dorsal side
cephalic - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the head or the superior end
rostral - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the forehead or nose
caudal - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the tail or the inferior end
superior - CORRECT ANSWER -above
inferior - CORRECT ANSWER -below
medial - CORRECT ANSWER -towards the midline
lateral - CORRECT ANSWER -away from the midline
proximal - CORRECT ANSWER -closer to the point of origin
distal - CORRECT ANSWER -farther from the point of origin
ipsilateral - CORRECT ANSWER -on the same side of the body
contralateral - CORRECT ANSWER -on opposite sides of the body
superficial - CORRECT ANSWER -closer to the body's surface
deep - CORRECT ANSWER -farther away from the body's surface
